2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia
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I am sorry for Croatia (oh god my neighbourhood is noisy) you were a worthy opponent like every other teams were. But this one, is going back to Jules Rimet's home.
So what, you don't make that excuse when someone dives for a penalty "oh he's got to at least convert it"...Griezmann dived to win a free kick in a World Cup Final, that's plain cheating.
Half of VAR is down to the ref's interpretation of the law, it causes as many problems as it claims to sort out.
The ex players back in studio for BBC & ITV (from what I've seen on YT) were more against the handball than for it because they know the rule book.
* The French player in front of him blocks his line of sight towards the ball so then by time he can fully see it, which is a split second, it's too late. The French player skews his header so it runs down the back of his head and diverts the ball to the Perisic's arm (that makes it accidental right away). His arm had come out briefly to let him jump and then he was withdrawing it back to his side and enough had been withdrawn by the time the ball made contact with it, so that's a natural movement IMO.
Handball must be deliberate or in the case of accidental "stop a clear goal scoring chance"
This meets none of the requirements.
VAR biggest problem is they show the Ref everything slown down, it needs to be seen in real time.
I wanted the best team to win, don't make assumptions for me.
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I think that VAR ( video assistant referee ) helped alot with this World Cup in teams of goals.
Attackers felt more confidence attacking knowing that VAR had their back in the penalty box. Hence they took more risks while defenders had to be more careful.
We got one of the highest goals scoring World Cup in recent memory. The WC final had 6 goals. That makes it the highest scoring final since 1958.
Attackers felt more confidence attacking knowing that VAR had their back in the penalty box. Hence they took more risks while defenders had to be more careful.
We got one of the highest goals scoring World Cup in recent memory. The WC final had 6 goals. That makes it the highest scoring final since 1958.
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Not quite. The 1966 final was 4-2 also.
Well either way, it has been quite a while since we had 6 goals in a World Cup final.
Well done France and very well done Croatia! Take note F.A England, there are more people living in London than in Croatia and yet we still struggle to consistently make a major impact in global football. For shame!
Congratulations to France, shame I slept through 80 minutes of the match.
Meanwhile in England, Southgate tube station has been temporarily renamed 'Gareth Southgate'.
The RATP did something like that today.
https://twitter.com/GroupeRATP/status/1018712409144463360
I think that things are a little sillier than 20 years ago over here
Deschamps-Élysées is a good pun, I approve
EDIT: And yes, I think you're right - did you see the naked guy on the lamp-post with the flag up his bum?
I missed that
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Well, you're in for a treat(?). Click at your own discretion:I missed that
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Well don't the French just know how to celebrate 
That did take 120 minutes though in 1966.
That did take 120 minutes though in 1966.
FIFA have announced the World Cup XI and like normally it's a bit of a joke....
How Paulinho, Griezmann & Neymar got in I will never know. Also not convinced about Lloris, Lovern & Young either. Personally my XI using the same formation would be...
GK - Pickford
RB - Trippier
CB - Varane
CB - Maguire,
LB - Strinić
CDM - Kante
CM - De Bruyne
CM - Modric
RW - Cheryshev
LW - Hazard
ST - Mbappé
How Paulinho, Griezmann & Neymar got in I will never know. Also not convinced about Lloris, Lovern & Young either. Personally my XI using the same formation would be...
GK - Pickford
RB - Trippier
CB - Varane
CB - Maguire,
LB - Strinić
CDM - Kante
CM - De Bruyne
CM - Modric
RW - Cheryshev
LW - Hazard
ST - Mbappé
